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| SEALs arraigned in Norfolk as protesters rally in support |
| 2009-12-08 |
| Two Navy SEALs arraigned Monday on charges of mistreating a suspected Iraqi terrorist were buoyed by a public display of support outside Norfolk Naval Station, where they are scheduled to be court-martialed next month. About 100 supporters, some from as far away as Texas, gathered outside one of the base's main gates to protest charges against three men. They carried flags and held signs reading "Save our SEALs" and "Is this America?" There was no controversy inside the courtroom where Capt. Moira Modzelewski, a military judge, took less than an hour to formally arraign two of three accused commandos: Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe. McCabe, 24, was charged with assaulting Ahmed Hashim Abed by striking him in the midsection with his fist. He is also accused of dereliction of duty and making a false statement to the investigator who interviewed him about the alleged assault. The detainee's name was blacked out in copies of charging documents, but Lt. jg Nicholas Kadlec, the lead prosecutor, read it aloud when he announced the charges. The alleged assault took place at Camp Baharia, Iraq, on Sept. 1, Kadlec said. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #5 If this crap keeps up, I think you are going to see a lot more prisoners killed while "trying to escape". Dead men tell no tales. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-12-08 22:23 |
| #4 D'oh! People AND agenda... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-12-08 18:40 |
| #3 The people (civ and military) agenda behind this need to be exposed. They are the ones that create ROE and JAG approvals for action that get our military unnecessarily injured or killed. my two cents. This POS should never have been taken alive |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-12-08 18:39 |
| #2 While I support the SEALs I would caution anyone think of this in grey areas. The UCMJ does not have grey areas. They either lied or they didn’t. I really don’t care what they did to this guy in Iraq. That being said if they reported “Sir we never touched him” when there is evidence that they did will not fly in a military courts martial. But I think this is rapidly becoming a political hot potato, so Gates may council the prosecutor to accommodate a Letter of Reprimand. Heck they don’t even have to sign it and it allows the lawyers to claim “justice” was served. /end barracks lawyer comments ;-) |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-12-08 15:29 |
| #1 Scott (D), Warner (D), and Webb (D), all scurry under rocks like the cowards they are. These SOB's were happy to let another Democrat, Murtha, call our hero's murderers a while back. I'm not pissed because a few seals might have broken the AR's, what really angers me here is the premis that when diplomacy fails the military is used to force our leaders will. Our leaders have forgotten this simple rule, now through their actions our military will no longer trust them. I have seen this in third world countries over and over again and they all end the same, badly. When our very elite services walk on our government so will the rest of men and women with honor. What will be left will be broken. Those of us that lived through the military of the 70's will understand the scale of this crazyness and the real threat to our democracy. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-12-08 11:45 |